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Book SynopsisDavid P. Moessner is Professor of Biblical Theology at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, USA.
Daniel Marguerat served as the President of a prestigious international society for New Testament Studies (SNTS) from 2007-2008, and is a leading scholar in Luke and Acts.
Mikeal C. Parsons is Macon Chair and Professor of Religion at Baylor University, USA.
Michael Wolter is Professor of New Testament at the University of Bonn, Germany.
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Contributors Introduction: The Legacy of Paul in Acts - A 'More Complete and Inhabitable' New Testament? - The Editors
Part I: Re-figuring Paul 1. On the ‘Paulinism' of Acts - Philipp Vielhauer 2. The Paul of Luke. A Survey of Research - Odile Flichy 3. The Paulinism of Acts, Intertextually Reconsidered - Richard B. Hays 4. The Development of Pauline Christianity from a 'Religion of Conversion' to a 'Religion of Tradition' - Michael Wolter 5. Paul after Paul: a (Hi)story of Reception - Daniel Marguerat 6. Paul's Place in Early Christianity - Christopher Mount
Part II: The Figure and Legacy of Paul in the Book of Acts 7. Luke's 'Witness of Witnesses': Paul as Definer and Defender of the Tradition of the Apostles - 'from the beginning' - David P. Moessner 8. 'Has God Rejected His People?' (Romans 11.1). The Salvation of Israel in Acts: Narrative Claim of a Pauline Legacy - Simon Butticaz 9. (Not) 'Appealing to the Emperor': Acts (and the
Acts of Paul) - Richard I. Pervo 10. 'In Paul's Defence': The Contribution of Cramer's Catena to the Early Reception of Paul in Acts - Timothy Brookins, Mikeal Parsons and Peter Reynolds
Part III: The Pauline Figure of Acts within the Pauline Legacy 11. Paul the Founder of the Church: Reflections on the Reception of Paul in the Acts of the Apostles and the Pastoral Epistles - Jens Schroter 12. From the 'Least of All the Saints' to the 'Apostle of Jesus Christ': The Transformation of Paul in the First Century - Gregory E. Sterling 13.
Auctoritas Pauli according to the Deutero-Pauline Literature and the Acts of the Apostles - Andreas Dettwiler 14. Rumour: A Category for Articulating the Self-Portraits and Reception of Paul. 'For they say, "His letters are weighty...but his speech is contemptible"' (2 Corinthians 10.10) - Claire Clivaz 15. 'Working with one's hands': One Model, Many Applications (Acts 20.33; 1 Timothy 5.17; 2 Thessalonians 3.7-10_ - Yann Redalie 16. 'Be Imitators of me, brothers and sisters' (Philippians 3.17): Paul as an Exemplary Figure in the Pauline Corpus and the Acts of the Apostles - Jean-Francois Landolt Conclusion: 'Mediator, Miracle-Worker, Doctor of the Church? The Continuing Mystery of Paul in the New Testament and in Early Christianity' - The Editors Bibliography Index of Ancient Authors Index of Modern Authors
